Saving Fuel With A Tale Gate

Problem Scenario:

Gas prices are to high, and people are looking for ways to save fuel.

Broad Question

Does lowering your tailgate save fuel.

Specific Question:

when you lower your tailgate will it save fuel and money?

Hypothesis:

lowering the tale gate helps to save fuel & money

Graph of Hypothesis

Variables

Independent Variable:

Dependent Variable:

Fuel mileage

Variables That Need To Be Controlled: Distance; Speed of truck being pulled; Length of Bed; Speed of wind;

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

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General Plan

My general plan to test my project is to use a model truck, run it down a ramp, once with the tailgate up and once with the tailgate down. Then I will see if it goes farther with the tailgate up or down.

Potential Problems And Solutions

Safety Or Environmental Concerns

Some of the environmental concerns is the pollution of fossil fuels into the air, if you save fuel by lowering your tailgate, you are also polluting less into the air.

Experimental Design

Number Of Trials:

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:

When data will be collected

Number of Observations:

Where will data be collected?:

Resources and Budget Table

model truck; rope; something to measure force; wind tunnel or fan

Data Table

Time Line

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Background Research

I already know that lowering the tailgate will help save fuel, I'm trying to find out how and how much fuel it saves.

References

Detailed Procedure

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Results

All Raw Data

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Data Analysis

Conclusion

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Discussion

Benefit to Community and/or Science

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